George Hood is an ultra-endurance athlete from Naperville, IL most recently known for his Guinness World Record for planking 8 hours 10 minutes and 10 seconds. Hood has achieved 13 world records in rope jumping and stationary bike riding in addition to planking. The 62-year-old Former Marine Corp officer and now-retired DEA Supervisory Field Agent ,trains up to 8 hours a day while living his motto of, “Set Goals, Keep Score, Break Records….Anything Else is Just Exercise!” Hood’s world record attempts have also raised money for numerous charities during his 30-plus-years record chasing endeavors
Author: Marc Yaffee
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Planks For the Memories
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Officially Debuting The “Kindness of Strangers” Comedy Tour
The Kindness of Strangers Comedy Tour, a benefit for Indigenous Peoples Adjustment Program (IPAP), will debut Saturday, March 14th in Stockton, CA.
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Run Aaron Run
Aaron Yoder , is a runner, University Coach, instructor, and part-time pastor. Aaron’s interview definitely showed me how we are greatly affected by our environment and upbringing. His life insights and stories definitely reveal why he’s achieved success in his niche sport.
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20 Years Down, 30 to Go
This year, I celebrated my 20 year comedy anniversary. 20 years from the first time I got up on an open mic at Laughs Unlimited in Sacramento, CA. 20 years since making four people out of the dozen audience members laugh maybe four times. However, this was just enough to suck me into this dysfunctional stand-up comedy business.
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An Alaskan Tour to Remember
After 20 years in comedy, with shows in 43 states and 11 countries, I would definitely rank my latest Alaskan stand-up tour among my favorite weeks in my comedy career.
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Comedian Marc Yaffee to Serve Up Laughs in Redwood Valley
Native American comedian Marc Yaffee serves up laughs at McCarty’s Bar & Grill on Saturday. ‘Comedy Night’ starts at 8 p.m.
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The Kern Effect
Andy Kern describes his adventures and misadventures sneaking into some of the nation’s most prestigious sporting events. Andy has managed to sneak, finagle or talk his way in to marquee venues, including the Kentucky Derby, the Atlanta Summer Olympics, Oracle Arena and the Espy Awards.
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Temporary Stardom
Cruise ship comedy is a peculiar form of entertainment. It has the power to propel a relative unknown from obscurity to mini-stardom and back to anonymity all in one week.
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Fifty-Year Fast Food Fast
In a day and age of disposable income and on-the-go meals, Sky has avoided fast food restaurants for 50 years. Yes, 50 years. For a half-century, since before man landed on the moon, Sky has eschewed (I always wanted an excuse to use that word in a blog) America’s culinary pit-stop, the fast-food restaurant.
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My Alaska Cruise Ship Experience
I’m on the Holland America Oosterdam doing four weeks of comedy shows in Southeast Alaska. Over 3,000 people from 40 plus countries are working and vacationing together on one ship each week. It’s an amazing combination of military precision on the part of the staff and Vegas-style vacationing on the part of the “cruisers.”
